ISLAMABAD: Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) Department of Information Technology (IT) has recently inaugurated the eight module of its newly installed Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) program. Now all hurdles are removed in the process of registration of sales tax and income tax.
FBR’s Secretary Information Technology Zainul Abideen, during his exclusive interview with Customs Today, said that credit of launching such a state-of-the-art program directly goes to FBR Chairman Tariq Bajwa, Member Information Technology Raana Ahmed and other members of the IT department of the FBR. He said that after launching of eighth version of IRIS it is easier for a person or a company to get registration of sales tax and income tax directly using this online system.
He said that after launching of IRIS nobody needs to stand in queues and wait for hours for their turn to get registration for sales tax or income tax returns, and they need not to wait for months to get a token for registration.
He said a salaried person can simply register himself online after obtaining a salary certificate from the bank concerned. While a business person must submits two extra documents containing agreement of occupied space, and proof of his business during the process of registration. If the business person is owner of the building, he should submit the proof of its ownership to the FBR.
Replying to a question, he said that business person must submit a copy of utility bills during the process of online registration. After submitting all these documents, one can get online registration number immediately.
He said if a person is unable to access these facilities then he/she must visit Regional Tax Office along with all these necessary documents, he/she will immediately registered in tax payers list without any hurdle.
Zainul Abideen further said that a slight difference is left for the registration of sales tax. If a person wants to get sales tax registration he/she should personally visit the regional tax office where he/ she will be photographed and will be taken his/her thumb impression. After which, he or she will immediately get registration for sales tax. He said that personal visit is must to avoid any fraud in sales tax registration process.
Zainul Abideen said that after launching of IRIS facility this is possible for every tax payer to change his/her profile online. Before this a person have to wait for weeks if he or she wished to change its contact number or email address.
He said that now if a taxpayer wants to change its defense counsel he or she change its profile oneline and these changes will automatically take place at once. He said now only last module of IRIS system is left that belong to Commissioner Appeals.
